Thijmen Nijhuis

Dutch footballer

Thijmen Nijhuis
Personal information

Full name	Thijmen Joel Sander Nijhuis
Date of birth	(1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Wierden, Netherlands
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Utrecht
Number	32
Youth career
	IJFC
	USV Elinkwijk
2009–2016	Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2023	Jong Utrecht	97	(0)
2017–2023	Utrecht	3	(0)
2021–2022	→ MVV (loan)	12	(0)
2024–	Utrecht	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024

Thijmen Joel Sander Nijhuis (born 25 July 1998) is a Dutch football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Utrecht.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.^[1]

On 15 July 2021, he extended his contract with Utrecht until 2023 and was loaned to MVV for the 2021–22 season.^[2] The loan was terminated early on 14 January 2022, and Nijhuis was assigned to Jong FC Utrecht.^[3] He left Utrecht at the end of the 2022–23 season.^[4] He returned to the club in January 2024.

References

^ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 5 August 2016.
^ "FC Utrecht verhuurt Thijmen Nijhuis aan MVV Maastricht" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ "Thijmen Nijhuis per direct terug bij Jong FC Utrecht" (Press release) (in Dutch). Utrecht. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "Derensili Sanches Fernandes langer bij FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 30 March 2023.